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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected President Donald Trump’s claims that Russia is critical about pursuing peace on Sunday.
Zelenskyy made the assertion throughout an interview on ABC Information’ “This Week” with host Martha Raddatz. He argued that Putin desires the struggle to proceed, although Ukraine remains to be engaged in ceasefire negotiations.
“With all due respect to President Trump, I believe it is simply his private opinion,” Zelenskyy stated when requested about Trump’s view of Putin. “Belief me, we perceive the Russians significantly better, the mentality of the Russians, than the Individuals perceive the Russians. I do know for certain Putin does not wish to cease the struggle.”
He went on to push again on Trump’s analogy, likening the Russia-Ukraine struggle to 2 youngsters preventing in a park.
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Putin has no intention of permitting the struggle in Ukraine to finish. (Getty Photos)
“We’re not taking part in within the park with the Russians like two boys, two youngsters. Putin shouldn’t be a child. So we will not examine and we can’t say okay, allow them to combat for some time,” Zelenskyy stated, recounting the story of a Ukrainian man who misplaced his spouse and three youngsters to missile strikes.
“That is why we’re not youngsters on the playground. Putin is a assassin who got here to the park to kill youngsters,” he added.
Trump gave the analogy throughout a state go to by German Chancellor Friederich Merz to the Oval Workplace final week.
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US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, D.C., on June 5, 2025. ( BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
“Generally you see two younger youngsters preventing like loopy – they hate one another, and so they’re preventing in a park, and also you attempt to pull them aside, they do not wish to be pulled,” Trump stated. “Generally you are higher off letting them combat for some time after which pulling them aside.”
Trump stated he gave that analogy to Putin in his name with him final week and stated he instructed the Kremlin chief “possibly you are going to need to preserve preventing and struggling loads.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a cupboard assembly by way of video convention at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outdoors of Moscow, Russia. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Picture by way of AP)
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Ukraine and Russia have thus far held two rounds of peace talks with few tangible outcomes.
Fox Information’ Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
